Hall of Light

A Study of Early Chinese Kingship

AvWilliam Edward Soothill

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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A leading British sinologist explains traditional Chinese monarchy, religion, worship, ritual, sacrifices, customs, and all aspects of early Chinese culture.This book is a close examination of Chinese traditions concerning the ancient Chinese institution known as the Ming T'ang, rendered in the title as the "Hall of Light", and the sacrificial rituals connected with it. Soothill does not offer a mere summary of the Chinese accounts of the Ming T'ang but an interpretation of those in the light of comparative anthropology and of the history of ancient astronomy.This is the culmination of the life-long study and research on China of a leading British sinologist, The Hall of Light illuminates traditional Chinese ideas about monarchy, religion, worship, ritual, sacrifices, customs, and all aspects of early Chinese culture, which have influenced the thought and behaviour of the Chinese for well over two millennia. This is a study that will be of value to sinologues, anthropologists, and students of comparative astronomy and religion, as well as anyone with an interest in Chinese tradition and thought.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-05-29
Mått:140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:James Clarke and Co Ltd
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780227171233

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Reverend William Edward Soothill became Professor of Chinese at Oxford University. He was missionary of United Methodist Church at Wenchow and President of Imperial University of Shansi Province.He is also the author of: A Mission in China (1907), The Analects of Confucius (1910), China and West (1925) and China and England (1928) .

Innehållsförteckning

Editor's PrefaceList of IllustrationsForeword by G.F. Hudson, M.A.Introduction by Professor W.E. Soothill, M.A., F.R.G.S., etc.1. Virtue and Passivity2. The Ancient Records3. The Book of Rites4. The Yüeh Ling: Part I: The Month's Observances5. The Yüeh Ling: Part II: The Ritual of Spring6. The Yüeh Ling: Part III: Summer, Mid-Season, Autumn, Winter7. The Calendar8. The Hall of Light: Its Origins9. The Hall of Light: The Significance of its Names10. The Hall of Light: Site and Structure11. The Hall of Light: In the Chou and Later Dynasties12. The Skyward Tower13. The Jade-Ring Moat14. The Early Sacrifices15. Worship in the Chou Period16. The Nature of the Sacrifices17. Shang Ti, Heaven, and Earth18. The Son of Heaven19. The Dragon20. Robes and Regalia21. The Performance of the Ritual22. The Principle of the Ritual23. The Roman Regia and Other ParallelsAppendicesI. The Hsia CalendarII. The Song of the Sky Pacer: or the Sky Poem of Steps in AstronomyIII. The References to Ti and Shang Ti in the Five Canons and Four BooksIV. Ancient Music and InstrumentsV. Chinese Texts(a) The Hsia Calendar(b) The Song of the Sky PacerAuthor's BibliographyIndex